Joe Banks
, March 8th, 2021 08:14
Self-hobbled and confined to a wheelchair, Luke Haines dug deep into middle England’s psychic hinterland to produce the definitive anti-Britpop album. Joe Banks reflects on a “monsterpiece” that still resonates today
As an opening track, ‘Light Aircraft On Fire’ is a vicious, lip-curled statement of intent. After a brief tease of melodic guitar, Luke Haines crashes into a furnace black riff, hissing his words out like a man rapidly running low on oxygen: “When you cut your lover slack/ You’ll get a monster back”. Haines will return to this theme of unleashing monstrous thoughts, but for now he’s sticking with self-immolation and hints of a “dark premonition”, with “a pre-science preacher in the cabin”. The bridge has a bone-crushing, militant vigour, while the chorus clutches onto that initial hint of melody for dear life. But ultimately, this song is a high velocity death wish, a petrol bomb smashed against the Britpop s
Compulsory Mask Wearing Part II
Dear Kenn:
Yes, infecting others with Typhoid is like shooting random poisoned metal spikes all over the place. If that’s not just the sort of thing the NAP is supposed to stop, then my understanding of libertarianism is sadly deficient.
Best regards,
Subject: Re: Mask Mandates Continued
Dear Walter,
After discussing this issue with some work friend libertarians, they came up with a good counter argument which is that a virus is more like poisoned metal spikes shooting out of your body intermittently. I agree that is a closer analogy however I don’t think that changes the analysis. If you are on property where all the inhabitants were in an implicit contract that poison spikes intermittently being spewed from your body is permissible, I still don’t see how a libertarian could justify having a third party come in and force them to “stop shooting the spikes” (wear a mask.) Otherwise, how could you justify your positions on Murder Pa
When the City of Porterville looks at how to use state funding that would come from Proposition 68 for its parks and recreational facilities there s a consensus the community has plenty of needs.
The City of Porterville is looking at how to improve the community s parks and recreation facilities basically on two fronts when it comes to the Prop. 68 funds: One is a number of projects that could be cfunded by nearly $180,000 in funding from Prop. 68 the city will receive.
The other is a major project, but the city Porterville would have to compete for grant funding from Prop. 68 and that would be for a Recreation Center.